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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:45 pm

Hi ya guys went and viewed this today the seller claims it was resorted a couple of years ago firstly the engine bay got massive signs of rust and rot the rear inner quarters are rotten. The dash is all loses underneaths has had it with lots of holes who ever painted it was blind. As its got lots of orange peal lack of quality only thing nice about it is the leather interior. Also no service history just a lie just another bodged sport be aware!!!!!!!!

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... to-content

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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:46 pm

P.s the seller From Birmingham i hope its a e30 member as the brother was a total bulls##ter :x :x
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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:26 pm

Recongnise the reg, think it may have been in N.Ireland at a stage, looks well in the pictures all the same.
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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:31 pm

Shouldn't that be 'lemans'? :wink:
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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:36 pm

Another brumigham bodged up turd eh, plenty more where that came from :D
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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:55 pm

Love the blue wire draping out of the fuse box - quality! winkeye
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Post Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:00 pm

Speedtouch wrote:Love the blue wire draping out of the fuse box - quality! winkeye
That will be to wake up the DME relay no doubt :)
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:01 am

The seller missed a trick there, should written "Barn Find" in the add, then it would have been worth £6k! "Note: the car has not been washed or cleaned in the pics. The pictures do not do this car any justice." Then wash it, before taking the pictures!!!!!
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:24 am

just be truthful regarding a car im sitting on a black sport thats engine fucked oil sump leak steering pump leaking diff leaking and the tappets are loud and clutch is slipping yet when i brought it i was aware of all its faults thanks to the owner for being truthful i didnt shy away as i knew what i paying for lol
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:23 pm

/\ Yes but I bet you didnt pay 4 bags for it :D
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:53 pm

i paid 2600 currently requiring a full interior now another 1400 should see it complete body very clean engine will be purring like a kitten and interior will be mint the owner was a old as they say Islamic person real nice guy to chat to and very truthful on the cars condition p.s it was a Birmingham car birmingham aint that bad its the typical buy cheap.drive abuse and try selling it for double the money
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:54 pm

city lol
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:02 pm

There's a few people in Birmingham that really take the biscuit and give it a bad name lol. I personally don't give a toss who the seller is as long as the car is good and seller isn't hiding anything that's fine.

I have travelled over 150 sometimes 200 miles to view cars in the past and 9 out of 10 the car is as described, however you do get that odd one dime bag type seller who thinks he will shift his 1 lady owner/fsh etc car on to some poor sod. Worst place ever is Liverpool I thinks had some bad experience over that way especially with cars.

Back to this tech 2 I'm pretty sure it was on ebay up north maybe Newcastle ways a few weeks ago maybe months lol.

I did call up for it and the seller was honest about it saying the usual its been restored around 2 years ago but there is some rust on the roof and could do with tidying up. Think he wanted aroung 2800 for it.


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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:36 pm

Not knocking Birmingham quite alot of e30 enthusiastic owners who do take car of their cars. As i was driving to the chaps address i saw 2 sports on someone's drive a black and red one looked nice and saw another dolphin grey driving about not bad for 10mins driving in brum to see 4 sports
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:32 pm

How did you know they were Sports?
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:34 pm

DanThe wrote:How did you know they were Sports?

Dan, everything in brum is a Sport, that's what Rav told me :)
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:27 pm

I can't stand people who sit on here and cry like bitches...if you feel hard done by tell them to their face I do and if your lucky you might get fuel costs back...but don't sit on the forums and chat a load of beans saying car was this and that..if you want concourse condition cars trust me you won't be paying 3 4k for an e30 more towards the higher mark...I've travelled to Scotland and back and cars have turned out sheds ,what can you do one of those things yh you maybe pissed off but shit hapens..not like you was forced to buy the dam car...and people who thinks brum got a bad reputation of sheds on wheels think again...
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:31 pm

Looks like the seller has just turned up.... :o
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:58 pm

Not the seller at all just a e30 fan ...just saying how it is ..seen Afew comments on here lately people winging how let down they feel...
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Post Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:26 pm

Are you surprised? The amount of scrap being advertised for serious money is ridiculous
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Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:01 am

B7gyg wrote:Not the seller at all just a e30 fan ...just saying how it is ..seen Afew comments on here lately people winging how let down they feel...

So, the OP goes to view a car.
Discovers that all is not as advertised.
Gives what is, hopefully, an honest opinion to warn
other would be viewers on here...... and you have
a problem with that?

I take it that, after driving however many miles to view
a silk purse of an E30, that turns out to be a Pigs ear, that
you would just keep stumm.
After berating the seller, of course. :roll:
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Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 7:54 am

If anyone wants to see a cream puff check out Barry's new 2 Owner 60k mileage FBMWSH E30 320i SE all original standard unmolessted with original floor mats, number plates, stickers and not Pukar reprints
And yes I did say FBMWSH peasants ;-)
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Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:08 am

Get some pics up Barry
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Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 7:43 pm

pony wrote:If anyone wants to see a cream puff check out Barry's new 2 Owner 60k mileage FBMWSH E30 320i SE all original standard unmolessted with original floor mats, number plates, stickers and not Pukar reprints


And yes I did say FBMWSH peasants ;-)


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Your from Laandon

number 2
You living his arse????????

Number 3
What aloud of bolloxks why would you follow the.shepherd???
Pony no.brains???
Not all shite comes from.Birmingham.there's plenty of shitee coming out of the Laandon area too .
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:09 pm

    I'm sorry, did pony mention anything about Birmingham?
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:22 pm

    Actually, that post made very little sense at all.

    One the booze again Rav? :)
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:26 pm

    bss325i wrote:I'm sorry, did pony mention anything about Birmingham?
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    you know what was implied
    That's why i answered.
    Even.you know that.
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:36 pm

    Please clarify.
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:38 pm

    Start of the thread.
    And then ,, in my eyes ended up as laaaandan has the best.

    Clear enough??? 8O
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:56 pm

    Clear as mud me old china. :)
    Brum, Liverpool and even N.I get a mention, but London?
    Nope, not a sniff.
    Anyone with an iota of grey matter ,knows sheds are not
    specific to Brum, High Wycombe, Luton, or anywhere else for that matter.
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:57 pm

    Pony made not mention of location.

    The start of the thread was about a turd of a sport for sale, again no mention of location in the initial
    post. Pony mearly stated "if you want to see a cream puff" ie a nice car, check out the 320i I have.

    It was not until dan mentioned brum and out of no where you mentioned London was any there any reference to location.

    I agree, there is plenty of shit in London, Birmingham and all of the UK.

    Nice cars are rare!
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:09 pm

    bss325i wrote:Pony made not mention of location.

    The start of the thread was about a turd of a sport for sale, again no mention of location in the initial
    post. Pony mearly stated "if you want to see a cream puff" ie a nice car, check out the 320i I have.

    It was not until dan mentioned brum and out of no where you mentioned London was any there any reference to location.

    I agree, there is plenty of shit in London, Birmingham and all of the UK.

    Nice cars are rare!

    One thing for certain, if you want a nice Tranny, you have to come to Laaandan tan , they are rough as f000k in Brum and we won't even talk about what you will see on the streets/ carparks of Solihull ! :eek: :D
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:19 pm

    Anyone seen what isinnthe news about Birmingham schools ?
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    Post Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:09 pm

    Doesn't matter where the shed's from, it's a SHED and that's all that matterz innit :)
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    Post Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:13 pm

    Surely the only time to take into consideration the location of a car for sale is if it's very close to the sea?